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Baltic

Thursday, 26 February 2009 22:43 THN

An abstract from Prane Dunduliene's Ancient Lithuanian Mythology and Religion

Marija Kuncaitis presents Pagan Lithuania, Folk Beliefs and Its History which includes translations of the tales Egle, Queen of Serpents, and The Old Man and the Devil as well as a general lecture on Lithuanian Paganism.

A collection of Baltic (primarily Lithuanian) legends and tales as well as a listing of Baltic deities and their attributes are among the features at Sacred Sepent -Journal of Baltic Tradition.

Kristaps Johnson's Ancient Latvian Paganism and Mythology describes the deities of the Latvian pantheon as well as religous festivals on his seachable site.

Serbian

Thursday, 26 February 2009 22:42 THN

Mark D. Lew has collected Helen Rootham's translations of Serbian Epic Poetry - specifically the Kosovo song cycle, centering around the battle there in the fourteenth century C.E.

Bulgarian

Thursday, 26 February 2009 22:42 THN

Wonderland Bulgaria's Ethnography and Folklore page contains Todor Zhivkov's essay on Bulgarian Folklore and an article on the Samodivi (Woodland Fairies). Their layout suggests that there will be myths, legends and folk-tales page in the future.

Russian

Thursday, 26 February 2009 22:41 THN

Russian Crafts collects dozens of Russian and Ukranian folk tales, legends, and stories including a couple retold by Pushkin.

Tradestone International collects eight Russian Fairy Tales.

G. Galinka describes the pre-Christian Russian pantheon of Peroon (Perun) et al. in Ancient Slavic Gods. (Broken Link 2/19/02)

Dazhdbog in Russian mythology. Summary and excerpts from Dazhdbog's tale with commentary by Sergei Naumov.

Sunbirds.com sells Russian Lacquer, much of it decorated with themes from Russian folk stories. Their page of Readings is an index to brief essays on the subjects of those tales.

Masha Gedilaghine Holl presents a lengthy essay on Russian Folk Tales and includes links to her tellings of some of those stories including the "Tale of the Apples of Youth and the Living Water", which features Prince Ivan and Baba Yaga, and several animal tales.

David J. Birnbaum's Russian Fairy Tales class web page includes a page with brief descriptions of Russian gods as well as a page full of images related to those stories.

E.A. Kostiukhin tells about Magic Tales that End Badly in this lengthy article for the SEEFA (Slavic and East European Folklore Association) Journal.